Placement: First Reading of Ordinances / Public Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ordinance 25-81, Public Hearing, Abandoning a Portion of a Twenty (20) Foot Wide Rear Utility and Drainage Easement Affecting Lot 14, Block 355, Port St. Lucie Section Two, According to the Plat thereof, as Recorded in Plat Book 12, Pages 12, 12A Through 12D, of the Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Submitted By: Michelle Reid, Public Works
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to provide exceptional services.
Executive Summary (General Business): The owner of 109 SE Fallon Dr., Port St. Lucie, Florida, is requesting to abandon ten (10) feet of the existing twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement to install a screen enclosure on an existing concrete slab that is encroaching in the easement.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the Ordinance abandoning ten (10) feet of the twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement located at 109 SE Fallon Dr., Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve to abandon ten (10) feet of the rear twenty (20) foot utility and drainage easement located at 109 SE Fallon Dr., Port St. Lucie, Florida.
2. Move that the Council not approve the abandonment and provide staff direction.
Background: The real property located at 109 SE Fallon Dr., Port St. Lucie, Florida, was platted with a twenty (20) foot wide rear utility and drainage easement. The owner desires to construct a screen enclosure on the existing concrete slab that is encroaching in the easement. Prior to construction, a ten (10) foot wide portion of the easement will need to be abandoned. The owner of the property has submitted a request for the abandonment to the City.
Issues/Analysis: The request to abandon a portion of the easement was evaluated by the Public Works Department, Utility Systems Department, and the Public Utility Companies (AT&T, FPL, Comcast, and Florida City Gas). The City Departments and Utility Companies have no objection to the abandonment of ten (10) feet of the twenty (20) foot rear easement at 109 SE Fallon Dr., Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Financial Information: There will be no cost incurred by the City.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The property is located at 109 SE Fallon Dr., Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Business Impact Statement: N/A
Attachments:
• Ordinance
• Exhibit "A" to Ordinance (Boundary Survey)
• Location Map
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 25280-04
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Margaret M. Carland, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.